The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-09
urNRIcO COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
A Black aud Tan Convention n-J"dE" "a
mund Maddill, Jr, ken"mih'te" 'o'
the Legislature.


mund MaddnI. Jr.. Renominated for
the Legislature.
Throughout the morning yesterday the
colored statesmen from henrlco county
gathered by degrees at the Courthouse
for the purpose Of holding mass meet
inc 10 nominate Republican candidate
for the House OF Delegates. by noon
the court ward was crowded and at hall
mast twelve o'clock they all proceeded
| inside the Courthouse where Mr.. Wilbur
Southward. sheriff of the county, ana
| chairman Of the county Republican com
mittee called the assemblage 10 oruer'
There were present intermingled WIN
the two hundred dusky politicians ana
voters. ten or twelve white men, VINO
we're there TO guide their icolored brother
and influence his action. This was neces.
sarv because there had been some LOUD
talking among their sable brothers about
having a colored instead of white msn
for delegate. o5o
r j. Curtley of Narina was made
chairman and f. Bruce Evans 'coloreul
secretary .,o
The question now raised was, how 10
nermanently organize the meeting. Two
men. so black tha, when the sun ray 5
suddenly broke through the wlndo" anu
! ,bone on their faces their skin became
luminous had their own ideas, and Tor
b,f An hour they discussed their respec,
tive motions and abused each other until
rom words they came near to having a
fight. e,,r o.,,Auora
looked on. He knew what to do, ana
lust allowed the darkeys to talk thein
selves quiet, and even fight II out II they
chose The knot was finally cut by the
Sheriff writing out three names from
each of the four districts in the county
and handing them TO Chairman OuiusY
10 announce as his appointees OF Ooni'
, mittee on Permanent Organization.
: While Southwark was serenely loiliu
] lating this committee number oi oiaos
- men kept shouting What business Is y
10 for the sheriff TO write the COMMITTEES zee
e 'Tis Chairman Curtley's business Inc
y sheriff runs the whole thing In thel'
e innocent minds they did not know ina
b. Chairman Curtley and Sheriff South
- ward were one and the same thing
Z The sherif's Committee having beet
I announced retired and in about twentl
minutes returned nominating Sherll
Southwark as permanent chairman - - -
Carrier lcolored) secretary, ana b.
s. NeCue assistant-secreiary and slN nesI'
% sergeant.at arms. These were all IN
: stalled 10 offices without election. Gle
Il Jackson. the light black skinned lumlhsl
l. of the bar, then nominated Judge -,
q mund Waddill. Jr., for the meeting
o candidate for delegate in a speech peSu
= liar 10 himself n-..,
II Sheriff southwark seconded the NOM
nation In his speech be said that he III
l. tended giving Judge Waddill 900 ma
IL ioritv. and that he nominated lim an
wonid elect him not only TO the Legisla
A ture but intended making MN opsaAe
ID of the House OF Delegates.
William II. Beveridge said he wante
le Waddjll elected by majority vino
y. would wipe out the one Dy WHICH ~
u Republicans defeated him last spfihs
s' "a campaign which cost me sl'lVV 70 .
beat like the devil am now a 600
al Republican-no longer kicker II
moved that the nomination be- mao
Ie unanimous. which was done.
X Al Estis. Lewis Harris and b.
IN McCue. the two former negroes were a
Is signated a committee 10 inform Juos
Ct WsddiI of his election and escort M
10 the courtroom. They soon i0un
&C him and the Judge delivered length
H. sneech accepting the nomination.
There is still a feeling among the colo
r. ed men that they should have hsu oss
Dv their race the candidate.